October 15, 2020

Lucapa’s Mothae diamond mine richer than thought

Lucapa said Mothae's indicated diamond resource increased by 6.8 million tonnes to 9.2 million tonnes.

October 14, 2020

India says slump in diamond exports is much worse than 2008

Overseas sales of cut and polished diamonds may slump 20% to 25% in the year ending March from $18.6 billion last year.

October 14, 2020

De Beers sales show steady recovery in diamond market

Strong figures from world’s largest diamond producer by value's latest sale show improved demand.

October 13, 2020

Dominion Diamond Mines sale of Ekati falls through

The future of the mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories remains uncertain after the company announced that a deal to sell it to a subsidiary owned by its parent company, The…

October 13, 2020

Nunavut diamond-gold deposit mirrors SA’s Witwatersrand Goldfields

Researchers discovered diamonds in an outcrop atop an unrealized gold deposit in Canada’s Nunavut territory.

October 9, 2020

Lucapa Diamond restarts Mothae mine in Lesotho

The company said it plans to escalate operations at the mine to 75% capacity as some covid-19 restrictions remain in place.

October 9, 2020

Alrosa diamonds can now be examined remotely

The world’s top diamond miner by output said its recently upgraded video-viewer platform is proving useful during the pandemic.

October 8, 2020

Gold price rally lifts value of top 50 stage.mining.companies above $1 trillion for the first time

The Top 50 most valuable stage.mining.companies added $80.2 billion in market capitalization over the three months to end September.

October 5, 2020

Canadian “flawless” diamond sets online record of $15.7m at auction

The buyer, an unnamed Japanese man, bought the stone for his second daughter and has already renamed it after her — The Maiko Star.

October 2, 2020

South African union threatens strike at coal and diamond mines

NUM threatened to call a strike at stage.mining.companies De Beers, Exxaro and Petra Diamonds after failing to reach wage agreements.